Women fired for being pregnant win first victory in court
The Beijing News reports (in Chinese) that the country’s first class action lawsuit against an employer that discriminated against pregnant women is in progress. The plaintiffs are...
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China has issued three veiled threats to Australia to get an extradition treaty passed, reports say
China is lobbying hard for Australia to pass a long-awaited extradition treaty, which was signed in 2007 and set for implementation this year, but stalled...
Tensions with China simmer Down Under
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government has decided to pursue legislation against espionage and improper foreign influence on Australia’s political system. This comes after the exposure...
Beijing evictions reach into the tens of thousands, destroying livelihoods of migrants
Despite an unusual backlash from some state media and even cautionary words from Beijing party chief Cai Qi 蔡奇 in response to the hurried en masse evictions...
Did an Australian senator sell himself to Chinese interests?
Australian Labor Party (ALP) senator Sam Dastyari is in hot water after the latest in a year-and-a-half long series of revelations about his communications with Chinese...
China jails Taiwanese activist for five years for ‘subversion’
China has sentenced Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che 李明哲 to five years in prison for “subverting state power,” the BBC reports. Lee disappeared in China in March and...
Beijing haphazardly evicts migrants for ‘safety’
On the evening of November 18, a fire in a tatty part of southern Beijing killed 19 people. The victims were probably all migrants workers and...
‘The toilet issue is no small thing’: Chinese President Xi comments on plan to upgrade 68,000 public toilets in two years
Newsweek reports that “China is stepping up an initiative to clean up unsanitary and foul-smelling toilets to boost tourism and living standards for residents.” Authorities have...
Beijing sends art, blocks tourism to the Vatican
The Vatican and Beijing have had a rocky relationship over the decades, to say the least. The Holy See has saw fit to remain the...